Not just Jurassic Park, Sam Neill played one of Peaky Blinders’ most memorable villains
Sam Neill, veteran actor, passed away at 78 on July 13. Most fans know him for playing Dr Alan Grant, the palaeontologist who made Jurassic Park a defining film of the 1990s. But long before the dinosaurs, Neill built a career that went in a very different direction. On British television, he found a second signature role: Chief Inspector Chester Campbell, the ruthless antagonist who terrorised the Shelby family through the first two seasons of Peaky Blinders. It’s a performance many consider one of the finest villain turns of his career, precisely because it went against everything audiences expected of him.
Read more
NTA opens NEET UG re-exam 2026 OMR response challenge window | Details
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has opened the OMR response challenge window for candidates who appeared in the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination. Aspirants can now access their scanned OMR answer sheets and recorded responses by logging into the official NEET website with their application number.
Read more
Four teasers, returning cast and release date, here’s everything we know about Marvel’s Avengers Doomsday
Marvel Studios is set to reassemble its cast for Avengers: Doomsday, releasing in theatres in December. The movie sits at a crossover that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been building toward since Avengers: Endgame. It will bring together heroes from three separate cinematic universes: the mainline Avengers, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four to confront a catastrophic danger that could destroy everything they know.
Read more
‘Narottam Mishra like my guardian,’ BJP’s Datia candidate Ashutosh Tiwari rejects rift buzz | EXCLUSIVE
Denying reports of rift with Narottam Mishra after he was denied a ticket for Datia byelection, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashutosh Tiwari said on Monday that he has learnt a lot from Madhya Pradesh’s former home minister, while referring to him as a ‘guardian’.
Read more
‘Fake news alert,’ US envoy, Piyush Goyal dismiss media report that India rejected quick trade deal
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Monday rejected a media report that claimed India had rejected a ‘quick trade agreement’ with the United States, aiming for a ‘better deal’. Gor called it a ‘fake news’, while reaffirming that the two sides are committed to finalising a trade deal and remain engaged with each other.
Read more
India women register huge win over England in one-off Lord’s Test as Yastika and Kranti shine
India women have completed a historic win over England in the one-off Test at the iconic Lord’s. The Women in Blue defeated the English side by 270 runs in the first-ever Test match at the Home of Cricket as Yastika Bhatia, Kranti Gaud and Sneh Rana put up stellar performances.
Read more
Another Matthew VanDyke case? US national arrested near Nepal border for entering India illegally
The Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested a US national, who was attempting to cross into Nepal through an unauthorised foot trail near the Indo-Nepal border in the Maharajganj district, said officials on Monday.
Read more
‘I will commit suicide’: What Manmohan Singh told then-CEC SY Quraishi over ‘loose talks’ by ministers
Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) SY Quraishi has said he has immense respect for Manmohan Singh, as he recalled an interesting incident when he was told by the former prime minister that he would “commit suicide” after the then poll body chief complained to him over “loose talk” by ministers over how the Election Commission of India (ECI) operates.
Read more
After backlash over first look, makers of Rajkummar Rao’s Dada release fan-made posters
Rajkummar Rao is gearing up to step into the shoes of former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly in the biopic Dada: The Sourav Ganguly Story. On July 8, the makers unveiled the film’s first look to mark Ganguly’s birthday. While the poster generated buzz online, it also received a wave of criticism from social media users. Soon after, the makers shared numerous fan-made posters of Dada amid criticisms.
Read more
Why the historic Gauripur Jama Masjid at Kolkata Airport is at the centre of a security row | Explained
The temporary suspension of prayers at the historic Gauripur Jama Masjid, located within the premises of Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, has drawn attention to the long-running debate over security and access at one of the country’s busiest airports.
Read more